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Yes. Joseph Merrick, aka the Elephant Man, was born on 5 August 1862 in Leicester, England. He began showing signs of his unusual deformity when he was only two. He was nicknamed the "Elephant Man" because of the abnormal masses of flesh which developed on his face and body. Recent studies have suggested that Merrick suffered either from neurofibromatosis type I, a genetic disorder also known as von Recklinghausen's disease, or Proteus syndrome, which affects tissue other than nerves - or even a combination of the two.

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